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Battle Of Saint-Denis (1815)
Battle of Saint-Denis may refer to: * Battle of Saint-Denis (1567), France (French Wars of Religion) * Battle of Saint-Denis (1678), Belgium (Franco-Dutch War) * Battle of Saint-Denis (1815), fought in outskirts of Paris between the Prussians and French during the Waterloo Campaign *Battle of Saint-Denis (1837) The Battle of Saint-Denis was fought on November 23, 1837, between British colonial authorities under Lieutenant-Colonel Gore and Patriote rebels in Lower Canada as part of the Lower Canada Rebellion. The Patriotes were led by Wolfred Nelson. G ...
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Battle Of Saint-Denis (1567)
The Battle of Saint-Denis was fought on 10 November 1567 between a Royalist army and Huguenot rebels during the second of the French Wars of Religion. Although their 74 year old commander, Anne de Montmorency, was killed in the fighting, the Royalists forced the rebels to withdraw, allowing them to claim victory. The only major conflict of the second phase, the battle came about when Montmorency attempted to break Condé's siege of Paris. The Huguenot army retreated towards the border, where they linked up with forces led by their ally John Casimir of the Palatinate-Simmern, before besieging Chartres in February 1568. The war ended shortly thereafter. Prelude to battle Paris invested After the failure of the Protestants to capture the king in the Surprise of Meaux, Charles IX and the queen mother rushed to Paris. Keen not to waste his mobilisation advantage, Conde made camp at Saint-Denis on 2 October, hoping to quickly starve the capital out before the full royal army c ...
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Battle Of Saint-Denis (1678)
The Battle of Saint-Denis was the last major action of the 1672 to 1678 Franco-Dutch War. It took place on 14 August 1678, four days after Louis XIV of France had agreed the Treaty of Nijmegen with the Dutch Republic, but before he finalised terms with Spain. The battle was initiated by the Allies to prevent the French capturing the Spanish-held town of Mons, then on the border between France and the Spanish Netherlands. Both sides claimed victory and the result is disputed. Leaving a small force to maintain the siege of Mons, French commander Luxembourg concentrated 40,000 men around the nearby villages of Saint-Denis and Casteau, where they were attacked by a combined Dutch-Spanish army of 45,000 led by William of Orange. In the first stages of the battle, the Allies over-ran the French flanks before being forced back by a series of counter attacks; many positions changed hands several times as fighting continued into the evening. After six hours of battle, William pulled his t ...
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Battle Of Saint-Denis (1815)
Battle of Saint-Denis may refer to: * Battle of Saint-Denis (1567), France (French Wars of Religion) * Battle of Saint-Denis (1678), Belgium (Franco-Dutch War) * Battle of Saint-Denis (1815), fought in outskirts of Paris between the Prussians and French during the Waterloo Campaign *Battle of Saint-Denis (1837) The Battle of Saint-Denis was fought on November 23, 1837, between British colonial authorities under Lieutenant-Colonel Gore and Patriote rebels in Lower Canada as part of the Lower Canada Rebellion. The Patriotes were led by Wolfred Nelson. G ...
, Canada (Lower Canada Rebellion) {{disambig ...
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